The Official Casting The Superman Reboot Thread

[Comicfan]

I love your picks! But Hamm looks WAY too old for McAdams and Hardy. I would suggest Joe Manganiello or Henry Cavill for those two.

As you wish

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[TheWatcher]

As you wish

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Very nice man! Thanks!

 

[spiderfan970]

Okay, here's a cast that accommodates Hamm way better. I know you're all going to complain that they're too old but whatever I don't care.

 

[hopefuldreamer]

Okay, here's a cast that accommodates Hamm way better. I know you're all going to complain that they're too old but whatever I don't care.

That looks like it'd be about as successful as 'The Phantom'...

 

[Lightning54SC]

Very nice man! Thanks!

profection

 

[Lightning54SC]

As you wish

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perfect

 

[echostation]

Again I really really hope they cast Paul Gross as Jor El

Back in the 90s he would have been THE perfect Superman... way too old now but he'd be an excellent Jor-El

 

[Ursa]

Director: Darren Arofonsky

Superman - Henry Cavill

Lois Lane - ???

Lex Luthor - Joaquin Phoenix or Josh Brolin or Edward Norton

Jor-El - Daniel Day-Lewis

Lara - Rachel Weisz

Jonathan Kent - Robert Forster

Martha Kent - Sally Field

Perry White - Harvey Keitel

Jimmy Olsen - Jesse Einsenberg or Michael Angarano

 

[OptimusPrime114]

Because she's officially in the DC Universe

Chloe Sullivan = Kristen Bell

 

[BruceWanner]

Lara: Ayelet Zurer

Perry White: Bruce McGill

Jimmy Olsen: Paul Dano

 

[Young Superman]

As you wish

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Great casting!

 

[Silvermoth]

Here's my cast...

Superman: Man of Steel directed by Duncan Jones based on the stories by John Byrne.

Superman- Jon Hamm

Brainiac- Daniel Craig

Lex Luthor- Gary Sweet

Lois Lane- Morrenna Baccarin

Jimmy Olsen- Logan Lerman

 

[MadVillainy]

Out of those the only choice I'd really be behind is Hamm as Superman and maybe Craig as Brainiac

 

[MadVillainy]

These are my top choices for a younger Superman story

Superman/Clark Kent = Armie Hammer
Lex Luthor = Leonardo Dicaprio
Lois Lane = Leighton Meester
Jimmy Olsen = Anton Yelchin

Dan Turpin=James Gandolfini
Maggie Sawyer=Cara Buono
Dr. Emil Hamilton = John Malkovich
Dr. John Henry Irons = Boris Kodjoe

Perry White = Beau Bridges
Cat Grant = Christina Hendricks
Steve Lombard = Jerry O Connell
Ron Troupe = Taye Diggs

Jonathan "Pa" Kent = Kurt Russell
Martha "Ma" Kent = Meryl Streep
Jor-El = Jim Caviezel
Lara Lor Van = Lena Headey

Lana Lang = Gemma Arterton
Supergirl/Kara In-Ze = Aimee Teegarden
Mercy Graves = Kristanna Loken

This is just updated for a slightly older Superman story all the other choices stay the same same for Supes, Lois, and Lana

Superman/Clark = Jared Padalecki
Lois Lane = Anne Hathaway
Lana Lang = Kate Mara

And I was working on one for a mid to late 30s version but I could figure out who to cast for Supes BUt it was Johnny Depp as Lex, Michelle Monghan or Rashida JOnes for Lois and Isla Fischer for Lana

 

[Mr. Earle]

- Kurt Russel and Meryl Streep as the Kents: HELL ****ING YEAH.

- Locken as Mercy Graves: Very good!

- Your Els are good too, but i never quite liked that Jesus guy.

- Di Caprio as Lex: I love the guy but i want a screen test first. He could be awesome but he could also be wrong for it.

- Supernatural guy doesnt look good with short hair and he needs that if he's gonna be Clark/Supes. He also sounds like an emo teenager. Pass.

- Gemma Arterton: I love her but i assume that Lana would be in flashbacks from his highschool years right? Shouldnt they cast someone that looks like a teen (Emma Stone!!!)? Even if you want to put modern day Lana in the story, you need someone who will be pretty but wont utterly destroy Lois. With Gemma you'll need a very very pretty lady as Lois.


Just my thoughts.

 

[MadVillainy]

- Supernatural guy doesnt look good with short hair and he needs that if he's gonna be Clark/Supes. He also sounds like an emo teenager. Pass.

Really lol. What high school did you go to? He sounds like an emo? [YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQRe-lqVA2I[/YT]

- Gemma Arterton: I love her but i assume that Lana would be in flashbacks from his highschool years right? Shouldnt they cast someone that looks like a teen (Emma Stone!!!)? Even if you want to put modern day Lana in the story, you need someone who will be pretty but wont utterly destroy Lois. With Gemma you'll need a very very pretty lady as Lois.

Nope. I was thinking that shes introduced in a sequel, not just in flash backs

 

[Mr. Earle]

Really lol. What high school did you go to? He sounds like an emo? [YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQRe-lqVA2I[/YT]

OK, he sounds better than i remembered. But he still doesnt look right.

Nope. I was thinking that shes introduced in a sequel, not just in flash backs

I covered that as well.

 

[MadVillainy]

about Padalecki: Fair enough
about Arterton: Different strokes for different folks. I think shes very attractive and a good actress to boot. And I dont think she utterly destroys my Lois choice

 

[Young Superman]

These are my top choices for a younger Superman story

Superman/Clark Kent = Armie Hammer
Lex Luthor = Leonardo Dicaprio
Lois Lane = Leighton Meester
Jimmy Olsen = Anton Yelchin

Dan Turpin=James Gandolfini
Maggie Sawyer=Cara Buono
Dr. Emil Hamilton = John Malkovich
Dr. John Henry Irons = Boris Kodjoe

Perry White = Beau Bridges
Cat Grant = Christina Hendricks
Steve Lombard = Jerry O Connell
Ron Troupe = Taye Diggs

Jonathan "Pa" Kent = Kurt Russell
Martha "Ma" Kent = Meryl Streep
Jor-El = Jim Caviezel
Lara Lor Van = Lena Headey

Lana Lang = Gemma Arterton
Supergirl/Kara In-Ze = Aimee Teegarden
Mercy Graves = Kristanna Loken

This is just updated for a slightly older Superman story all the other choices stay the same same for Supes, Lois, and Lana

Superman/Clark = Jared Padalecki
Lois Lane = Anne Hathaway
Lana Lang = Kate Mara

And I was working on one for a mid to late 30s version but I could figure out who to cast for Supes BUt it was Johnny Depp as Lex, Michelle Monghan or Rashida JOnes for Lois and Isla Fischer for Lana

Good casting, I like Padalecki, Hathaway and Mara better for Supes, Lois, and Lana then Hammer, Meester and Arterton respectively.

P.S I liked that you used the Kara In-Ze Supergirl. She one of the only versions of Supergirl I really like, with Kara In-Ze you can have Kal-El/Superman be the sole survivor of the planet Krypton and still have Supergirl.

 

[Silvermoth]

I wonder if Javier Bardem would be interested in playing Brainiac.

 

[Eddie Dean]

He'd make a pretty awesome Zod.

 

[Keyser Soze]

I'm not sure if he's a little old now, but what about Aaron Paul from Breaking Bad as Jimmy Olsen?

 

[Keyser Soze]

Also, Blackman, Leonardo DiCaprio seemed to me like a strange choice for Lex Luthor at first, but the more I think about it, the more I'm really intrigued by the idea.

 

[Eddie Dean]

Should Stephen McHattie play Perry White or Jonathan Kent?

 

[Threshold]

It's gotta be Jon Hamm, Carla Gugino, and Stanley Tucci as Superman, Lois, and Lex.

Oh, and Paddy Considine for Zod (since it seems he's the big bad of the film).